Three-day Global Bio-India Summit will begin in New Delhi today.
Briefing media this evening, Secretary of Department of Bio-Technology Dr Renu Swarup said, it will be one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate to be held in India for the first time.
She said, it will bring academia, innovators, researchers, start-ups, medium and large companies together on the same platform.
Dr Swarup said, over three thousand delegates from around 25 countries and over 15 states of India will participate in the mega event.
She added that more than 200 exhibitors, 275 start-ups and more than 100 biotechnology incubators will participate in Global Bio-India.
Dr Swarup further said, biotechnology has been recognized as a sunrise sector and a key driver for contributing to India’s five trillion dollar economy target by 2025.
